Sentences with phrase «as polling stations»

The council says it has sought in recent years to «reduce or remove the use of schools as polling stations so that pupils do not have their education disrupted».

Of the 7,894 schools in the 75 areas whose councils provided data, 1,784 are being used as polling stations today (8 June).

One in five of England's schools are used as polling stations and face closure or disruption on voting day, Schools Week research finds.

The research also revealed that although many councils are attempting to phase out the use of schools as polling stations, they have been largely unable to do so in time for this election.

As voting for the snap general election commences, research by Schools Week has found that 22.6 per cent of schools are due to be used as polling stations, with hundreds having to close completely.

At last Thursday's Business Questions, on the back of recent support for Thursday night counts from John Bercow and Nick Brown, Sir George asked Ms Harman again and now she is indicating support for the campaign's principle aim of counting the votes as soon as polling stations close:

Earlier, as the polling stations closed an exit poll suggested that the Conservative Party would get 316 MPs to Labour's 239 when all the results have been counted.

«They went out and asked for voter ID numbers as well as the polling station codes of their members.

Meng said she visited a few polling stations and was «pleasantly surprised, as every polling station we've seen a few people that said that they voted for me.»

An empty mobile library being used as a polling station on Rotherwood Avenue, Rotherham today, which had seen only two voters by 11 am

The Council has responded by saying that the suitability of the school as a polling station will be reviewed.

A council will review its use of an infant school in one of the country's most deprived areas as a polling station after governors complained vulnerable pupils were losing a «precious day of learning».

Last November Blum & Poe LA acted as a polling station for the US presidential election.

Not exact matches

«A Pew Research poll showed that viewers of humorous news shows such as The Daily Show and The Colbert Report exhibited higher retention of news facts than those who got their news from newspapers, CNN, Fox News, or network stations,» points out teacher Sarah Henderson in Edutopia.

Maasai women queue outside a polling station in Ewaso Kendo, Kajiado West County on August 8, 2017, as the nation goes to the polls in national elections.

Silvio Berlusconi, leader of right - wing party Forza Italia, waves as he arrives to vote on March 4, 2018 at a polling station in Milan.

This is especially true today, as voters are increasingly dependent on the internet for things like locating polling stations in their area.

It will also tell you where your polling station is, as will Where Do I Vote,...

The voter ID pilot has descended into chaos during the local elections as constituents have been turned away from their polling stations.

«Evangelical issues, social issues, were most important to us, but also beating Obama, that definitely matters as well,» Alan and Kim Jerkins told CNN, as they left a polling station at the Gardendale Civic Center.

«What is even worse is that as we speak today, a huge sum of those monies, which were intended to be used for party activities in the constituencies and polling stations across the country, has been unlawfully expended on the flagbearer's numerous trips to the United Kingdom and elsewhere.

Some polling station agents of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Kintampo North Constituency of the Brong Ahafo Region, have accused their executives of diverting about GHc 37,100.00 meant for them as allowance for their contribution towards the party's campaign ahead of the 2016 general elections.

«During this critical phase, we urge all Kenyans to exercise restraint as we await official results from the polling stations and indeed as they start trickling in,» it said.

When I asked James Cleverly — the Tory MP for Braintree — about it for the Guardian's Politics Weekly podcast, he described bumping into a woman coming out of a polling station on election day, looking sheepish as she admitted she had not voted for him.

But as senior politicians cast their votes, others were turned away from voting in the north London borough of Barnet after the wrong electoral register lists were printed for polling stations.

As an example, the last mayor of a nearby town foresaw the problems that «enforcing» changes to the town's main street (1 less car way, and more parking space), would cause to his reputation, so he made public, electronic poll (with voting stations on public spaces) on that district (and lost).

The Conservative leader and his wife Samantha were photographed as they entered and exited a polling station in Westminster.

As the spike in turnout showed after the far - right candidate Jean - Marie Le Pen threatened the Elysee Palace in 2002, when people think it will make a real difference they will drag themselves down to the polling station.

But while the voting process itself has been described as fair by most international observers, the political campaign and the actual counting of the votes — no doubt the most important part of the democratic election process — has been characterized by the abuse of power, the excessive role of money, extraordinary events such as power cuts in the polling stations, fights between party representatives, accusations of fraud and scandals in denying observers access to polling stations.

For example, in Spain you can go to the polling station and vote in person the election day, that would automatically invalidate your mail vote (these are introduced only after the station is polled, and they are introduced only if the sender is not registered as having voted).

How Kenyans are using tech to stop election fraud and violence How Kenyans are using tech to stop election fraud and violence Odinga, running as the NASA candidate, told CNN Thursday that he doesn't «trust» the paper forms from polling stations around the country that officials used to authenticate votes.

According to the poll, the vast majority of likely primary voters believe a new Buffalo train station should be located in the historic Central Terminal as opposed to downtown.

«It appears that some of them goes to the polling station with a set mind to frustrate as many people as possible.

• After the polls on December 7, 2016, pro-NPP media houses / jounalists will announce the results of polling stations / constituencies where NPP won and quickly warn the EC not to overturn the results in favour of the NDC as they allegedly did in 2012.

In Islington, north London, an upbeat Mr Corbyn insisted he was feeling «very happy» and gave a thumbs - up as he went to put his cross in the box at a polling station.

Two (2) unknown polling stations called Mallam Fari Mosque Destruction of some ballot boxes to conceal evidence Furnish me with all polling station and summary pink sheets as i withdrew imposters purported as my agents.

«Application Forms are to be picked from the polling station executive committee as constituted in each Constituency,» the statement added.

As other politicians followed their lead and reported their actions on Twitter, there were also a couple of nominees for the UK's most daunting polling stations...

Per the provisions in Article 6 (14) of our constitution, the constituency annual delegates conference shall be attended by all Constituency Executives (Elected and Appointed), all electoral area coordinators, all polling station executives, 5 members of the constituency council of elders, 5 constituency patrons, any founding member of the constituency who is a signatory to the registration document of the party at the electoral commission, Sitting MPs or Parliamentary Candidates as well as MMDCEs (as ex-officio members).

The amendments proposed the introduction of individual voter registration and for voters to prove their identity in polling stations, by showing commonly used forms of ID, such as a bank card.

«Most of the voters will not turn out and the polling station executives will not be active as compared to their opponents.»

However, the NDC's regional Vice Chair, Alex Attivor Sawyer, has argued that the chief was not fully engaged as a party polling station agent on the day of elections as being reported.

With polling stations opening in less than 24 hours, the prime minister wanted the words «Hamas» and «Labour» to share as many sentences as possible.

Therefore, polling stations which functioned throughout the entire day would show a disproportionate turnout as they would have gotten additional votes from people who were turned away from their assigned polling stations.

He charged the crowd to do their best and also empower those who have strength to move to the polling stations to ensure that they beat up anyone who dares snatch a ballot box», Mr Boadu was caught on tape as saying.

Such an estimate would not be reliable, as the requirement for voters to vote at their designated polling station was removed in the last hours before the referendum began.

Polling stations on Tuesday displayed voter lists as a mark of transparency.

The about 38 - year old small - scale miner popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, had stated that he would lead attacks on all NDC polling station agents in the Ashanti region, if Social Media is blocked on Election Day as suggested by the Inspector General of Police (IGP).

Otis Wallace, who has two degrees but works as a security guard for a lack of other options, was first in line at a polling station on Water Street in Monrovia after arriving at 5 am to get a spot.

As a first step, he said, the regional executive had started with the distribution of nomination forms for the registration of new members at the polling stations, as well as the constituencies during which their curriculum vitae would be kept in a database to enable them to know their strength before conducting fresh electionAs a first step, he said, the regional executive had started with the distribution of nomination forms for the registration of new members at the polling stations, as well as the constituencies during which their curriculum vitae would be kept in a database to enable them to know their strength before conducting fresh electionas well as the constituencies during which their curriculum vitae would be kept in a database to enable them to know their strength before conducting fresh electionas the constituencies during which their curriculum vitae would be kept in a database to enable them to know their strength before conducting fresh elections.